The following computer-generated description may contain errors and does not represent the quality of the book:This publication is the first of its kind. It is the most exhaustive and comprehensive collection of the works of Swami Vivekananda hitherto published. It contains, among others, his eloquent character sketch of "My Master"; his celebrated lecture at the great Parliament of Religions at Chicago; all the important and valuable speeches, addresses, and discourses delivered in England, America and India on Gnana Yoga, Bhakti Yoga, Karma Yoga, Vedanta, and Hinduism; selections from the eloquent, stirring and inspiring speeches he gave in reply to addresses of welcome that were presented to him at different towns and cities in India during his historic journey from Colombo to Almora, on his return from America; a choice collection of the contributions of the Swami to various papers and periodicals hitherto not available in book form; some of his private letters to friends; and a selection from the beautiful poetry that he wrote in the true spirit of the seer.

The publishers propose to issue at no distant date a companion volume to the present containing a collection of the speeches and writings of the members of the brother hood of the Ramakrishna Mission, of which the late Swami. was so distinguished a representative.